Kriti Sanon, has carved her own path in the Hindi film industry with talent, determination and an unwavering belief in herself. Over the years, she has taken on diverse roles, embraced challenging characters and continued to evolve as an artist. The actress has made her mark as one of the top actresses of her generation and has gone on to win the National Award.
Beyond acting, Kriti has also successfully ventured into production and entrepreneurship, building a career that reflects her ambition to explore different avenues while staying true to her passion. Her journey has been one of taking risks, learning from failures and constantly pushing herself to do better.
Through the years, Kriti has often spoken candidly about hard work, success, self-belief and the importance of following one’s instincts. Here are seven quotes from Kriti that offer a glimpse into her mindset and approach towards life and her career.
1. On Taking Risks & Overcoming Fear of Failure: “You have one life, and if you really want to do something, listen to your gut and just go for it. It is okay to fail; that is the most important thing. And sometimes, it is important to fail, because then you value success a lot more. I would rather fail than feel that I have never tried.”
2. On the Formula for Achieving Success: “I do believe in luck, I do believe a lot in destiny, I feel you know it’s always a combination of hard work, talent and destiny and also recognizing opportunities you know. They might just pass you by and you may not see them or you may not jump at them but that courage to take risk, to take the plunge, to take that leap and you know something that scares you but you still kind of just do it anyway. So I think that courage is also very important to recognize that opportunity. Absolutely.”
3. On How Failures Keep You Grounded: “I think when you go through a failure, you also realise the value of success, and it also somewhere keeps you grounded…It also gives you a reality check; that there are going to be ups and downs in life and it’s not going to be smooth always; but as long as you’re doing what you believe in, you’re doing things for a right reason. I’m taking up a film because I genuinely love it or genuinely want to work with those people, or I love the character — as long as I’m true to that, it doesn’t matter.”
4. On Filtering Out Naysayers & Protecting Your Passion: “There are too many people around who will try to pull you down. Who will try to discourage you and tell you it’s too big a dream and you can’t do it… but I think you need to have a filter and constantly remind yourself how much you love doing what you do so that you never give up on hope
5. On Giving Your 200 Percent “My shine mantra has been giving all my heart and expressing love for whatever I do in life… and putting in my 200 per cent, and also enjoying the process. When you are happy doing what you do, you give it a lot more and you gain a lot more from it.”
6. On Overcoming Self-Doubt: “The first hurdle was to believe in myself; that I could do it and I really wanted to do it… I wanted to give it a chance and go ahead with what my heart wanted to do.”
7. On Love and Happiness Leading to Great Work: “The key to happiness is to do what you love and love what you do… If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”
